Amunya Surname
Approximately 417 people bear this surname
Amunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 302 | 1:152,914 | 12,145 |
| Uganda | 112 | 1:348,565 | 22,932 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Amunya (22) may also be a first name.
Amunya Demographics
Amunya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amunya occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amunya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 704,927th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amunya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Amunya is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 22 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 152,914. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 69 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 27 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 27 percent reside and Denmark, where 0 percent reside.
Amunya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Amunya surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamunya | 92 | 17 | / |
| Amounya | 92 | 4 | / |
| Amunyat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hamunya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amunyo | 83 | 2,266 | / |
| Amonya | 83 | 148 | / |
| Amunia | 83 | 68 | / |
| Omunya | 83 | 9 | / |
| Amunyot | 77 | 177 | / |
| Amunyos | 77 | 20 | / |
| Amuniah | 77 | 16 | / |
| Amounia | 77 | 12 | / |
| Amuniha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Omuinya | 77 | 9 | / |
| Gamunia | 77 | 7 | / |
| Amougna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gamunyo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amunias | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amunjai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamonya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamunja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amuña | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gomunyah | 71 | 17 | / |
| Atmounia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hamunjah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ahamonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amouniat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omonya | 67 | 2,734 | / |
| Amonia | 67 | 66 | / |
| Hammounia | 67 | 51 | / |
| Amonyo | 67 | 47 | / |
| Omunyo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Amounehad | 67 | 10 | / |
| Amunjo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahamuniha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amunio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omunia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omunha | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amunya
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